Welcome to Project Eleuthera, a compendium of research and photographic documentation of historical sites and natural wonders of the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. Eleuthera was originally named Cigatoo (as can be seen in the 1679 map to the left; click on the image to see the full map) after the Arawak name for the island. It was later given the name "Eleuthera" after the classical Greek word ελεύθερια ("freedom") when first settled by Europeans in 1647 in an expedition sponsored by the Eleutherian Adventurers. While various tourism references provide a good introduction to Eleuthera's more famous caves and other geographic wonders, this site endeavors to explore and document Eleuthera's lesser-known treasures, both above and below sea level.
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| Create virtual tour of Hatchet Bay caves | | | Photograph Smuggler's Cave | | | Obtain and post oral histories re: Old Bannerman Town | | | Dive and photograph James Cistern | | | Add to Historic Timeline | |
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Added a historic map from 1697 to the Files section
Posted Jul 14, 2010 8:32 PM by J. Maly
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A couple more additions
I just added portions of the Hatchet Bay Farm in addition to a crashed drug-smuggling plane near Whale Point, both under the Ruins & Ghost Towns section.
Posted Jul 3, 2010 10:50 AM by J. Maly
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New shipwrecks
I've added about two dozen new wrecks from the New York Times archive and Jaggers' A Shipwreck Guide to the Bahamas. Beyond that, just trying to wrap up a ...
Posted Jun 29, 2010 5:55 AM by J. Maly
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Royal Island, Egg Island, and Whale Point
I've added new sections corresponding to the ruins of an old estate on Royal Island, a ruined hotel, homes, and cancer clinic on Whale Point, and a few sites ...
Posted Jun 13, 2010 1:33 PM by J. Maly
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Lots of new stuff
We've finally located the Bar Bay ghost town! We were able to find a church, a tomb, and the remains of what appears to have been a stone house ...
Posted Jun 11, 2010 6:10 PM by J. Maly
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